Alan Cumming Thanks 'Beautiful Costar' Scotland asThe TraitorsWins First Emmy Award for Reality Competition Program

Mar. 15, 2025

Alan Cumming accepts the Outstanding Reality Competition Program award for The Traitors onstage during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty

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The Traitorshad a big night at the2024 Emmys!

The Peacock reality show won its first-ever Emmy in the outstanding reality competition program category, and hostAlan Cumming— who collected his first-ever win for hosting the show at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys — delivered a heartfelt speech and shouted out his native Scotland for being the perfect backdrop to the psychological reality competition series.

“We are so grateful because we are a new show — and you guys, you know when you like something, you tend to stick to it, which is a good quality — but we appreciate it all the more,” Cumming, 59, said as he began his acceptance speech on behalf of the series.

“I also want to thank Scotland, I owe it everything and it’s such a beautiful costar,” Cumming continued, before giving another European country a shoutout.

“I also want to thank Holland, because I don’t think we thank Holland enough, because so many of these shows, likeThe Traitors, were first made up in Holland, and they obviously have something in the water, so let’s find it, let’s drink it and all of America’s problems will be solved.”

Alan Cumming hosts ‘The Traitors’.Euan Cherry/PEACOCK

Euan Cherry/PEACOCK

The win forThe Traitorscomes after its first two seasons were an instant fan-favorite, and ahead of the highly-anticipated third season, which is set to premiere next year.

Chrishell Stause,Sam Asghari,Bob the Drag Queen,Dylan Efron,Nikki Garcia,“Boston” Rob MarianoandLord Ivar Mountbattenalso joined the cast, along withBig Brother’sDanielle ReyesandBritney Haynes,Ciara MillerandThe Biggest Loser’sBob Harper.

SeveralSurvivorstars will compete as well, includingCarolyn Wiger,Tony VlachosandJeremy Collins.

The Traitorshas also been renewed for a fourth and fifth season, with Cumming to host them both.

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